Isaiah
King James Version (KJV)
Isaiah 40:21
“Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?”
King James Version (KJV)
Isaiah 40:21 Context
18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 20He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
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Other Translations
Haue yee not knowen? haue yee not heard? hath it not beene tolde you from the beginning? haue yee not vnderstood from the foundations of the earth?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? has not news of it been given to you from the first? has it not been clear to you from the time when the earth was placed on its base?
- Basic English Bible
do ye not know? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?
- Darby Bible
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
- Webster's Bible
Haven't you known? Haven't you heard, yet? Haven't you been told from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?
- World English Bible
Do ye not know -- do ye not hear? Hath it not been declared from the first to you? Have ye not understood [From] the foundations of the earth?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Know ye not? hear ye not? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundations of the earth?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Have ye not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? has not news of it been given to you from the first? has it not been clear to you from the time when the earth was placed on its base?
- Basic English Bible
do ye not know? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?
- Darby Bible
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
- Webster's Bible
Haven't you known? Haven't you heard, yet? Haven't you been told from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?
- World English Bible
Do ye not know -- do ye not hear? Hath it not been declared from the first to you? Have ye not understood [From] the foundations of the earth?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Know ye not? hear ye not? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundations of the earth?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 40:21
40:21 Known - God to be the only true God, the maker and governor of the world.